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CrossFit members win big after 90-day fitness contest CHARLES TOWN — When CrossFit 304 issued a 90-day challenge to its members in January, nearly 40 signed up to compete. The ultimate cash prize was one motivator, but more importantly, these members wanted to better their body composition, strength, and endurance. Head Trainer Sean Leonard said [...]
CHARLES TOWN – The Public Service Commission has launched its formal investigation into the billing practices of FirstEnergy subsidiaries Potomac Edison and Monongahela Power following its receipt of over 750 individual complaints. This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view it in full. The rest of this article is exclusive, use Cleeng again to view [...]
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New store now offers fashions from Florida, West Coast CHARLES TOWN — Studio M Salon & Spa has gone boutique. In April, owner Missy Grove unveiled a lineup of fun and free-spirited fashions and accessories not found in the area’s chain stores and rechristened the spa Studio M Salon & Boutique during its annual Pink [...]
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CHARLESTON – A salsa company that started in a West Virginia basement is being acquired by a family owned food products company in Virginia, the salsa maker’s founder said Thursday. Blue Smoke Salsa’s Robin Hildebrand said the tentative deal with Winchester, Va.-based White House Foods is expected to be completed by early June. Financial terms [...]
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CHARLES TOWN — Unemployment in Jefferson County went from 5.3 percent in January to 4.3 percent in March, a full 1 percent decrease. The total number of county residents collecting unemployment fell from 1,270 in February to 1,080 in March. Unemployment rates declined in all 55 counties during March. Five counties reported unemployment rates of [...]
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New jewelry store offers estate gems CHARLES TOWN – After years of working in jewelry sales, Donna Hardy knows most customers want to pick up pieces on the spot. And because time-tested estate jewelry fills many of the showcases at Jefferson Estate Jewelers, the just-opened store in Somerset Plaza near Gold’s Gym in Charles Town, [...]
Continue reading …CHARLES TOWN — The Citizen of the Year in Jefferson County will be named on June 26 at a banquet held by the county Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by the Spirit of Jefferson. Since 1979, the chamber has named the citizen whose extraordinary community involvement deserves notice. Last year’s winner, Don Mickey, is a [...]
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SHEPHERDSTOWN – HFI Wealth Management is opening a new office in the Virginia suburbs of D.C. Rob Hoxton, the certified financial planner and CEO of the company, continues to operate his company from its original headquarters in Shepherdstown. The business also has an office in Winchester, Va. The firm’s newest location is located at 1600 [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — Circuit Court Judge Thomas Evans III has been appointed to the West Virginia court system’s Business Court Division. The West Virginia Supreme Court says Chief Justice Brent Benjamin named Evans to replace former Circuit Court Judge Donald Cookman, who was appointed to fill a vacancy in the state Senate. Evans’ appointment to [...]
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